Chiney Ogwumike had 27 points and 13 rebounds as sixth-ranked Stanford rolled to an 83-59 victory over Florida Gulf Coast, sparing its coach any tense moments on her historic day.

"We're just excited to put a smile on her face," said Ogwumike, who also had three blocks. "We played well for Tara so she would have a good memory of this game."

The Cardinal (6-1) won its fifth in a row after building a 34-12 lead in its second game of the Hardwood Tournament for Hope in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

Mikaela Ruef, who added 14 points and 12 rebounds, combined with Ogwumike to make their first nine shots against Florida Gulf Coast (3-3), which wasn't eligible for the NCAA tournament until 2012. Freshman guard Lili Thompson had 12 points and five assists for the Cardinal.

Afterward, VanDerveer told her players that memories of No. 900 will feature how well they played and how much they are improving.

The Hall of Fame coach deflected praise while crediting players, assistant coaches and athletic administrators for more than three decades of success.

"It never enters your mind about winning any games," VanDerveer said. "It crept up on me. I don't feel like I've been doing it that long."

In 2010, it took Stanford three tries to win after VanDerveer got victory No. 799. Her 800th came in a 100-45 rout of USF, coached by Jennifer Azzi, one of VanDerveer's first stars.

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There was no tension Wednesday as VanDerveer joined Pat Summitt, Sylvia Hatchell, C. Vivian Stringer and Jody Conradt as the only women's coaches to win 900 games. On the men's side, Mike Krzyzewski, Jim Boeheim and Bob Knight have reached that milestone.

Before the game, VanDerveer said she wouldn't have time to think about No. 900. As usual, the coach focused on the opponent: "How are we going to defend this team? What do we need to be doing offensively?"

VanDerveer's approach hasn't changed much in 35 seasons of coaching, the past 28 at Stanford where she has led the Cardinal to 21 conference titles, 10 Final Four appearances and two national championships.

VanDerveer began her career in 1978 at Idaho, where she stayed two years. Then she spent five seasons at Ohio State before taking over the Cardinal program in 1985. VanDerveer credits Stanford's high standards with motivating her to develop the West Coast's elite basketball program.

"You're around this excellence, the expectation is well, yes, let's win," she said in reference to other Cardinal teams with prolonged success.

VanDerveer, 60, found a simple formula to win: maximize her players' strengths and minimize their weaknesses. Watching those players improve keeps VanDerveer in the game. For how much longer, she won't say.

But as the years creep along, VanDerveer is closing in on becoming the winningest coach in history. She will reach No. 2 this season.

It probably would take another six-plus seasons to pass Summitt, who won 1,098 games over 38 years before retiring at Tennessee last year while suffering from early onset Alzheimer's disease.

VanDerveer, however, was thinking only about winning No. 901 on Thursday against South Dakota State.

"I'm not satisfied," she said. "Tomorrow I hope I do a better job than today."